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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
Civil Service Reform.

Mr. Curtis's address is the utterance of
man who is exceedingly friendly to the
Presidents anxious to make every possible
excuse for his short -comings extremely
DESTROYS to make out, if he can, some pro
gress for civil service reform under his
reform administration"
Yet Mr.. Curtis is obliged sally to con
TESS that Mr.. Cleveland has bitterly dis
appointed his expectations. lie admits
that the clean sweep of the federal offices
which Mr. Cleveland pledged himself to
prevent, has come. 1t was delayed little
because one or two heads of departments
were out of health and not able to swing
the headsman's axe, and because the dem
ocrats did not dare run the risk of utter
decentralization of the public business by
the simultaneous discharge of all the eX
perienced officials. But it got here in
time. The democrats already have about
all the offices worth having and will soon
have the rest, and the offices have been
given out as rewards of partisanship.
This melancholy betrayal of the expecta-
tions of the civil service reformers who
gave their support to Mr.. Cleveland ought
to cost him the support of all of them in
the next election. 1t will cost him the
support of the straightforward portion of
them who have not become thoroughly
identified with the democratic party.
What Mr.. Curtis and the Independent
leaders will do is not clear. Mr.. Curtis
declares that this is not civil service re-
form administration; but he blames Mr..
Cleveland only for weakness, not for bad
faith, and the probability is that he will
still stand by him. But the time is COM
ing when he can no longer do SO, and
maintain any kind of standing himself as
civil service reformer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12

The answer eventually then having been
filed, the next thing is for both sides to
take testimony to prove whether or not
infringement has actually taken place.
Perhaps the defendants would admit the
fact of infringement, as is often done.
Then the matter is heard by the court on
the merits touching the validity of the
patent.
We will now suppose that the patent is
sustained and the infringement by the de
PENDANT has been proved. The next step
is TO have decree entered sustaining the
patent and the right OF complainant to re
cover all the savings, gains and profits the
defendant may have received or all the
damages Of they exceed in amount the
savings, gains or profits the complainant
may have incurred in consequence of the
defendants infringement of complain
ants patented device. For the purpose of
ascertaining the amount of these gains,
profits, savings or damages the matter is
now referred to some master in chancery,
who is really, for this purpose, q sort of as
slstant Judge. But the decision or report
of the master in cbancery (whoever it may
be- is not even final but is subject, under
certain rules, to be substantially argued
and considered by the court before the
conclusions or report of the master are
confirmed by the court. At this point it
will be convenient to rest this matter for
continuation in another article.
JOIN MCCLARY PERKINS,
Boston, Mass
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
THE PITH OF THE NEWS.

A drouth is reported as prevailing in
Arkansas.
Weevl are destroying the flaxseed of
last years crop.
The salmon catch on the Pacific coast
this year will be very light.
Americans bought $1,000 900 worth of
pictures in Paris last month.
Three splendid gas wells Have been
opened in Minnesota, near Albert Lea
Stanley, the explorer, was on June at
point half way between Yambi anG Yam
bunga.
MILFORD Woodruff, 50 years old, is to
succeed the late John Taylor as mead of
the Mormon church.
Hertogen forest between Verviers, Bel
GUM, aud the German frontier is ablaze.
The fire extends over an area of seven
kilometres.
Several British men-of war, now at Hal
flax, have been ordered to join in protect
ing the Canadian fisheries against Ameri-
can encroachmeuts.
Five men stopped a freight on the Pan
Handle road in Indiana Sunday and
searched the cars, but finding nothing
they wanted, they let it 60
A desperate fight took place at Port
Rush between Orangemen and nationalist
members of the order of Foresters. One
person was fatally shot and two others
seriously wounded.
The prize fight between Johnny Reagan
and Tom Henry came off near New York
city yesterday morning. Thirty eight
rounds were fought. The fight, which
was declared draw, was broken up by a
mob.
The statement is made in San Francisco
that j. G. Flood, president of the Nevada
bank and partner of John Mackay, is dy.
ing. He has been confined to his bed for
some days at his Menlo Park residence
and is reported as getting worse from an
abscess in his head
Fires have broken out in forty places in
one hour at Woodstock, New Brunswick,
in the last day or two. Bedding, lounges
and window shades and other furniture
suddenly burst into flames, and families
living there are almost frightened to death
by the mystery
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
RUDDYGORE's SUCCESSOR.
Gilbert's New Opera, In Which the Amer.
lean Craze is Touched or

From the Washington Sunday Herald.l
A London newspaper man, who is very
close to the D'Oyly Carte management,
writes me that he believes Gilbert and
Sullivan purpose to give both London and
New York complete surprise in the next
opera, which he declares will be on an
American subject He says the Ameri-
can craze has now been rampant in Lon
don for nearly year, and that Buffalo
BilPs appearance has given it marvellous
life and the widest kind of acceptance
The writer asserts that the craze is more
general than the aesthetic craze and that
Its manifestations are quite as numerous
and eccentric. Mr.. Gilbert noticed the
beginning of this queer and unexpected
development of public taste last winter,
and when Henry Irving told him on the
return from his pleasure trip the TRACE
dian made to America last fall of Buffalo
Bits plans to come to England, Gilbert
determined to take the cowboys, the
scouts, the American Indian and the In
dian maiden for his next theme especially
as Irving was enthusiastic in his descrp-
tons of the Wild West. Indeed, Irving
talked with such enthusiasm to a journ-
alist in London who met him shortly af-
ter his arrival, that his words were print
ed, and this printed interview undoubted-
ly LAID the foundation for Buffalo Bill $
wonderful success on the other side. The
events of the past year have certainly
given greater value to Mr.. Gilbert's sub
lect than he possibly could have hoped
Tor, and his quaint manifestations of wild
Western pictures will be awaited with in
terest and Impotence both in London and
in New York.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
HORSE GOSSIP.

Patron will be especially prepared for
the $40, 900 purse at Hartford. A horse.
man who timed one burst of speed in the
final heat of Patrons race with Wilkes
says the stallion trotted furlong in IL
seconds-a two minute gait 1t is likely
that Patrons service fee next season will
be $500.
Speaking of Hanover's performance a
veteran of the turf remarked that the
Dwyer brothers must now acknowledge
that the son of Hindoo is the greatest
race horse they ever owned. You are
mistaken" said the secretary of the
racing association, who has very close re-
lations with the brothers. "I'll tell you
weat ynow. If it was not dangerous to
run fremont while his tendon is in its
present condition, the Dryers would bet
800, 600 to $4,000 that fremont would
beat Hanover"
At the conclusion of the race for the
freehold stakes at Monmouth Capt.
Brown decided that he would never call
upon Troubadour to start in another race.
1t WAS found after the race that both fore
legs of the magnificent horse had given
way, and that the cause of his swerving so
badly in the homestretch was not due to
the giving way to the leg that has been
troubling him so long, but to the trouble
with the other. Hereafter he will be used
for breeding purposes only.
i ne entries LOT the grand circuit races at
lslond park, which will be held August
%, "A and 25, number 1872 among them the
best and fastest horses in the country.
The purses, with the rum set apart for
specials, amounts to $4,000.
Mr.. Van Ness, the owner of Harry
Wilkes, says his trotter is not fit to trot.
and that will put an end to the talked of
Wilkes Belle Hamlin race at Buffalo.
There has been from some unknown
cause the loss of many young colts In the
vicinity of Marshfield this summer. One
man is reported as having lost five colts
and one mare.
The champion pacing stallion Conan
nett 2:l713, was driven a mile by his train
er, Gus Dorr, at Mystic Park last week III
2;2O, the last half in 1:0Sll. He was used
for stock purposes until INTO July.
Twenty-Five of the 46 heats trotted and
paced at Detroit were finished in 2;20 or
better. Only one heat was trotted slower
than 2:30.
The stallion Norwood Chief, aged II
years, valued at $4,000, owned by Willis
of Paterson, n. j., in charge of Sol.
Monier of Elmira, dropped dead Wednes-
day evening.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
ANOTHER MONOPOLY.


NEW YORK, Aug. S.-A leading official
of the Western Union said to-day three
weeks ago representative from of the
cable companies met and endeavored to
agree upon a plan to restore the rates.
Other meetings have been held and the
consummation of the plan is near. The
rate about agreed on is 3j to 40 cents a
word, and Wednesday may see established
the strongest cable pool ever formed. The
existing hitch is said to be the large share
demanded by the commercial company
but it is believed Mackey is about to yield
a point or two. The committee waited
upon him to-day. George Gould admitted
to-day there had been talk of consolida-
ton with a rate fair to all.
1t has transpired that the Western
Union desired 80 cent per word rate, the
direct cable people We're willing to go to
GO cents, the French and Anglo American
companies would agree to any figure high
enough, while Mackey insisted upon not
over 40 cents and preferred 25.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12

Perhaps no State has been subjugated
to more wilful Misrepresentation in re-
gard to the working of its prohibltory law,
than the banner prohibition State of
Maine. 1t is with pleasure, therefore,
that we note the results of an extensive
inquiry respecting the liquor traffic in
Maine conducted by the Lewiston Journal.
The journal sent out circulars to reliable
and intelligent temperance men in the
principal towns of each county in the
State, requesting definite information as
to the existence of grog shops in each
community, the decrease or increase of
drunkenness, the extent of moral sua-
sion" organizations las temperance socie-
ties are called in Name and where the
fault lies in cases where the law is not en-
forced. Replies in nearly every instance
were promptly ireturned, and have been
published and summarized. The Jour
MATS Investigations show that in the large
part of the State in which the communi-
ties are mostly small and removed from
the railroads no liquor is sold. The traf-
fic is almost entirely confined to the cities,
and that there sales are effected only in
the utmost secrecy. Even in the city of
Bangor, where, owing to local politics,
the law is not we'll enforced the sales are
made in back rooms and the traffic is
nowhere open as it is in license States.
The inquiry further shows that the secret
selling in the larger towns is due chiefly
to the fact that public sentiment is not
sufficiently arrayed against 1t. In the
cities there are too many men who will
vote prohibition, but who do not demand
the enforcement of the law.
In the matter of effective temperance
organization, most of the replies to the
Journals inquiries are discouraging.
Too much dependence is placed upon the
officers of the law. On the whole, how
ever, the replies to the Journals inquir-
les show that intemperance in Maine has
steadily been on the decrease, and that
the prohibitory law was never working so
effectively in that State as at the present
time. The facts given form conclusive
refutation of the" common assertion
that prohibition has proved a failure in
Maine, and must encourage the friends of
temperance in all States where prohibit
ton is in force to stand firmly by this law,
and to put with it all the moral suasion
they can bring to bear.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
A TUsSLE WITH A SMUGGLER.
President Brainerd and Captain Sawyer
Make "A Haul.
From the PIattsburgh Telegram

From the Plattsburgh Telegram
Wednesday evening the excursionists
on Providence island noticed sail boat
put in at the north end of the island.
Soon it was rumored that the boat was
floating rum shop. The news quickly
reached Mr.. Brainerd and to make sure
sent one of the employees to the boat to see
if it was correct. The man returned with
a bottle of whiskey purchased on the
boat. Mr.. Brainerd then went down
and asked for some whiskey, the man
promptly supplied him with it, and was
as promptly arrested by Mr.. Brainerd,
The fellow resisted, but Capt. Sawyer ar
rived Just in time to take part in the fra
cas-. The rum seller pulled club and
made desperate struggle, but he was at
last downed, but not until he had used
his club quite freely. After he was sub
dued search was made and II bottles of
brandy seized and contiscated. The fell
low, who claimed to hail from Canada
was released on his promise to keep clear
of the island in the future. Rum sellers
had better steer clear of Providence is
land.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
The Volunteer Distances all the Flyers
Around Cape Cod

COTTAGE CITY, Mass, Aug. S.-The
steamer Island Home just returned from
following the squadron reports the fol-
lowing position of the yachts off Mond-
may point at 1919 a. m: The Volunteer
a mile ahead and gaining Greyling, Puri-
tan, Sachem, Mayllower, Priscilla Allan
tic and Bedouin in the order named. The
wind was somewhat fallen but still blow
ing fair from the northeast.
BosTON, August Sat 8 p. N. the New
York yacht squadron on the way from
Vineyard Haven to Marblehead, was be-
tween Nansett beacon and highland light,
making slow progress around Cape Cod
against light northeast wind, it being a
dead beat to windward from Nansucket
for the entire distance around the Cape.
AT that hour Volunteer was far in the
lead, and barring accident had the racer
well in hand Some two miles behind was
the Puritan, which led the Mayhower
mile and half mile behind the May
Hover came the Priscilla. followed by the
Atlantic at about the same distance astern,
After this it appeared as if some acct
dent had happened to the Puritan. She
began to lose her Roadway, and many
thought her topmast had been carried
away by plungin In the ground swell Off
Nausett. The Bedoun had a good lead
among second class sloops. The Sachem
was leading the schooners. These two
yachts seemed sure winners in their re-
Spective classes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
JEFF Davis Arraigned by a Former
Member of His Cabinet.

The Texas prohibitionists are thorough
ly down on Jeff Davis, for interfering in
their canvass to secure prohibitory
amendment to the State constitution-as
he did by coming out strongly against the
proposed amendment, in a letter which
was read at an anti prohibition barbecue
and widely published, In an open letter
addressed to Davis by Senator Reagan
acknowledgement of the confederacy,
he says:
Texas has never been so profoundly
stirred up on a question before within my
memory The amendment is sustained
by many of the ablest best and most
trusted democrats in the State, such as
ex-senator MaXey, Mr.. Culberson, Mr.
Lanham and Judge Hare, democratic
members elect to Congress, and Colonel
Miller, democratic member of the last
Congress. 1t is sustained by two-thirds
of the newspapers of Texas, by not less
than nineteen twentieths of the 800 or 400
preachers of Texas. by probably ninety
nine in every 100 of the women of the
State, and it will in my opinion be voted
for by more than 100000 white democrats
of the State. / am sure that tens of thou
sands of your truest and best friends are
believed we could carry the State
against the combined influence and
efforts of the manufacturers Of
whiskey and beer, the liquor-deal.
ers' associations of st. Louis, Chicago,
Louisville, Cincinnati, New York, Phla-
delphia and elsewhere and against the
use of the vast sums of money they have
sent to Texas to employ and pay speakers,
suborn the newspapers and corrupt the
ballot and debauch our people. We be-
lieve we could carry it against the saloon
keepers. professional politicians and a
Of, Tho ~
Lubbock, but the talismanic power of the
great name is now being paraded against
prohibition and your letter is being read
and applauded by every saloon keeper and
dram drinker in Texas to-day. 1t will cost
a cause which many of us deem OF the
greatest Importance many thousands OF
votes and we fear may defeat the amend
ment and give the Endorsement of the peo-
pie to the liquor traffic with the griefs,
SORROW and crimes which 90 with it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
LUCE'S EXPLANATION.
The United States squadron to sec that
Nothing but Justice is Done.

ne In1Ieu StateS squadron TO sec that
Nothing but Justice is Done.
HALIFAX, n. S, Aug s.-Rear Admiral
Luce yesterday gave a statement of his
purpose in drawing up his circular to
American fishermen, which Secretary
Whitney has dscaimed. The Admiral
said
my position is easily defined. 1t is I'M
derstood by common report that the L nit
ed States government and that of Great
Britain are now negotiating for settle
ment of the fisheries question. Pending
the negotiations it is the part of the United
States vessels of war in Canadian waters to
avoid doing anything that might EN-
barrass our government or add to the
complication of the various questions at
issue The ships of the North Atlantic
Squadron were not sent to the Gulf of st.
Lawrence to prevent by force seizures of
American fishermen by Dominion cruisers
for alleged violations of the laws for the
protection of the shore fisheries, but rath.
er to render such moral support as the
mere presence of our ships might afford.
Had the entire United States navy been
present on the 18th of September, 1856 it
could not have legally prevented the seiz-
ures by very small Dominion cruiser of
the Highland Light for fishing within the
three mile limit"
TO enable our fishermen to keep out of
the court the first and most obvious step
was to ascertain the nature of the instruc
ton issued to Dominion cruisers, and hay
ing obtained that information, the next
step was to give our fishermen the bene-
fits of it, without the Endorsement by me
or of any American official, of the views
embraced in these instructions. Coupled
with this information was the warning
that in the event of the seizure the case
would have to go to the courts, as our YES
sells of war were not empowered to inter
pose force to prevent the law from taking
its course"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
DENSELY POPULATED CHINA.
Not less Than 100000, 900 of PeopIe-We
Are Yet an Infant Nation.
From the San Francisco Chroniclel


From the San Francisco Chronicle
There is no dlsputing the fact that the
means existing in China for arriving at an
accurate census are most ample. Every
house must have list of it's inmates hung
at its door, and violation of this is visit
ed with punishment. The taxes are based
in part upon the numbers of the people.
The census of 1875 gave the population of
the empire at ABS, 100000. Since that time
Tonquin has been lost with several mil
lion people, and Kashgaria has been re-
conquered. Among no other people with
any degree of civilization is the birth-rate
so high as in China, and although the
death rate in the densely crowded districts
Is very great, there is every reason to pre-
sumo that there are now $50, 100000 in
China. These figures represent more than
one-thlrd of the population of the globe.
1t is greater population than that of all
Europe, and three times the number of
people on the western continent. Even
at these enormous figures the average
the whole empire-S5-is not so hig as in
some parts of the United States. The
villages there are almost beyond enumer-
alton, and the numbers of walled cities
incredible to those who have not seen
them. In the two kiang provinces at the
mouth of the Yangtz river, with an area
of 10000 square miles, the population in
1875 was 72,000,000, and there were 125
walled cities The census of 1875 was
taken whom the richest portions of the
two provinces had been devastated and
depopulated by the TAPPING rebellion.
Since that time there has been great
importing or people from other regions of
the empire, especially from those districts
where the famine of 1878 prevailed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
Fishery Troubles az Viewed at washing
ton,

A special from Washington says
From later information received by the
department, said Assistant Secretary of
State Porter to-day is does not appear
that the Canadian government has made
any unlawful seizures of American yes-
sells or violated any international law
There is one case, believe, where there
was a technical violation of the law by
the Canadian authorities, but that has
been or will be satisfactorily adjusted
The case of the sailors who were
detained as first reported and pre-
vented from leaving the country is eas.
lily explained now. 1t seems that they
wished to reship from a Canadian port.
Canada had a perfect right to object to
that. We would do the same II the stu
ations were reversed. Mr.. Porter said he
saw no reason to anticipate any serious
trouble with Canada growing out of the
fishery dispute although it is probably
true that some of the Canadian officials
had shown scant courtesy in enforcing the
law -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
A Family Hassacred.

MACON, Ga, Aug, S.-A horrible ira
gedy occurred last night, II miles from
here in this county. Capt. Richard Wool
falk, a we'll known farmer, his wife, four
children and Mrs. West an aunt of Mrs.
Woolfalk, were found murdered in the
house this morning, having been knocked
in the head and their threats cut. Tom
G. Woolfalk, son of Capt. Woolfalk, by
his first wife, is suspected of the crime
and was arrested
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12

SARATOGA, Aug. S.-The first race to-
day was for purse of $500, three quarters
of mile. Jubilee won in 1:1712, j. j.
Healey and Tidal Wave 3. The second
race was a purse for 300, one mile,and
quarter, Orlando won, Kensington 9. To
morrow's cardlwill contain the following
events Purse 800, one mile Virginia
stakes, for twd-year-olds,, five furlongs :;
free handicap sweepstakes, one mile and a
quarter selling race, three quarters of a
mile, and the Trouble stakes handicap
Steeplechase of two and quarter miles.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

l.. Arthur Il Co., produce dealers, l2l
Atlantic avenue, boston, have failed 4;
Showers x Swain. boot and shoe dealers,
100 Court street. Boston, have assigned ;
On the 23d of June, Whitley, Fassler &,
Kelly of Springfield o., the creates
reaper manufacturers in the world, went
into the hands of receiver, labil-
ires SO, l3S, 715, assets 81, 027, 700; The W. o..
assigned assets S35O,OOO, liabilities the
same, caused by bad debts and close
money
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
A Duel with swords

A New Orleans despatch says; a duel
with swords was fought Friday morning
in st. Bernard parish between Emile Re-
volre,. editor of L'OpiniOn and Mr.. Lar
rieu, ir,, president of the Club de Ia Dem
ocratic Francais. Larreu was severely
wounded in the breast and right hand,
The trouble grew out of an article in
HODiliOn.